only been 48 hours since we started this experience and there are so many things I have to tell ...
Well, on Monday after meeting with Father Alfred and wait 3 hours for someone to come to meet us, we went to one of the 2 centers where we work. This in a neighborhood of favelas (can not remember the name) and is an institute, where the Teen Apprentice project. Are boys and girls in social risk, and in this project are trained and help them find their first job. They are usually for 2 months, and often more than 400 alumnos.Nosotras we will have 3 classes. Upon arrival they told us a bit, ate, and ale ... 4 hours of class. I the truth is I was a little scared, for the kids and all, but come on, after 2 days with them ... uff! is great ... Are happy with us, just want to learn and learn, they speak of us, of Spain, to teach them all in one day. It is incredible the concerns of these kids ... On Monday and Tuesday, we are in the same class 4 hours in the afternoon. The other 2 have them on Thursday, one in the morning and afternoon. So those classes not yet know. But if you are like this, it will be a joy ... The first sensations were of all kinds ... I felt like in those movies the Bronx in New York where a new teacher arrives at a school ... this all with gates, the same atmosphere in the bathrooms ... but they are great! I love teaching English. All are between 19 and 21 years, some have children or are married ... we only have 2 guys that are amazing, one of them, Erick, on Tuesday he had studied everything we learned on Monday, and after 4 hours of intensive class, imagine how many things he had taught ... Are very grateful and when the class ends, do not want to leave. I say again, that are cool.
After the first class, came for us to bring our house in the neighborhood of Amaralina. We live right next to the sea, you will think it's great, because NO, the sea and the wind that keeps me awake at night, hehe Although it is cool, when you get home, that it is night (at 6 and is fully night), take a walk along the beach. We live in an apartment with her host guardian Renildo, and with 3 teens, Karine (our compilation of room), Ramon and Dijavan (not as written). They are also great, help us all, whenever we go out at night (well, the 2 days we have been there, lol) with us to make phone calls, a walk ... what we need. They are always watching us and we talked a lot like Spain, that do in Salvador, ... the truth is that it is still a very enriching experience.
Yesterday we went to the nursery. It is also in a favela in Salvador, Pernambues. In kindergarten, we are 3 classes, and above all make basic assistance. When they get breakfast, then go to school to do small jobs, while they bathe, then eat, nap, play, snack and home. They are lovely and then you shake hands or hug you. In total there will be some 40 small 2 to 6 years, and then there is a small elementary school classroom with children ages 6 to 12 years. There other 2 Italian volunteers, who are making a small circus workshop will present for teenagers next Monday, pq and will on Tuesday. From there, we're the center of adolescents accompanied by teenagers, who are working week in the nursery and have afternoon classes. To get we have to take a bus, and then down a hill and up another (the favelas are always on hills).
And today we went to distribute food to the homeless. We were in a van (such as hippies, are very common here). We were a lot of people, was Conceição Macedo (the founder of the institution), a worker the nursery, a Swiss volunteer (passing, for 12 years, 3 months each year in El Salvador working with the institution. In Switzerland raises money and helps many people, pay the rent, dentist, ... what you need! Hats off pa), one Italian, and more volunteers. Well, we could only go back 6 and we were like 10 or so. We stopped at 4 places, where people were homeless and we have given juice and a hot plate. The first stop, I've dropped the soul at the feet ... But it is people love Conceição and the people they help.
And today we have some free afternoon to prepare for classes and get some rest. We got up very early, between 6 and 7 in the morning and go home at 7 pm. Here the traffic is horrible, terrible traffic jams rogue, I could not live here. But I'm very happy, everybody treats us very well, help us a lot in everything and always go accompanied to get to work or take the bus, until we learn the roads.
photos still have not done anything, so it is only your imagination that can recreate my stories ... alas! and will ...
good, not when you connect again, so ... HAPPY WEEK!
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